Difference between revisions of "Make a Rainstick"

{{fa}}If you long for the peaceful sound of falling rain, you can create it yourself by making your own rainstick. These cylindrical instruments mimic the sound of rain when turned from side to side. It is believed that rainsticks originated from South America, and were invented to help encourage rainy weather during times of drought. Rainsticks can be made of any type of hollow tube pierced through with nails or wooden skewers and filled with rice, beans or pebbles, which create a gentle plinking sound as they rain down the length of the tube. Read on to learn how to make a rainstick from bamboo, cardboard or a PVC tube.  

{{fa}}If you long for the peaceful sound of falling rain, you can create it yourself by making your own rainstick. These cylindrical instruments mimic the sound of rain when turned from side to side. It is believed that rainsticks originated from South America, and were invented to help encourage rainy weather during times of drought. Rainsticks can be made of any type of hollow tube pierced through with nails or wooden skewers and filled with rice, beans or pebbles, which create a gentle plinking sound as they rain down the length of the tube. Read on to learn how to make a rainstick from bamboo, cardboard or a PVC tube.  

== Steps ==

== Steps ==

===Bamboo Rainstick===

===Bamboo Rainstick===